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#007BB8

#007bb8 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#007bb8 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 48.24% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 33.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 199.89°, with 100% saturation and 36.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 4.15.

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Relative luminance0.1763

Complementary

  1. #007bb8
  2. #b83d00

Split complementary

  1. #007bb8
  2. #b8001f
  3. #b89900

Analogous

  1. #00b899
  2. #007bb8
  3. #001fb8

Triadic

  1. #007bb8
  2. #b8007b
  3. #7bb800

Tetradic

  1. #007bb8
  2. #3d00b8
  3. #b83d00
  4. #7bb800

Square

  1. #007bb8
  2. #9900b8
  3. #b83d00
  4. #1fb800

Monochromatic

  1. #00151f
  2. #00486c
  3. #007bb8
  4. #06acff
  5. #52c6ff

Shades

#007bb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #007bb8
  2. #006fa6
  3. #006293
  4. #005681
  5. #004a6e
  6. #003e5c
  7. #00314a
  8. #002537
  9. #001925
  10. #000c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#007bb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #007bb8
  2. #1a88bf
  3. #3395c6
  4. #4da3cd
  5. #66b0d4
  6. #80bddc
  7. #99cae3
  8. #b3d7ea
  9. #cce5f1
  10. #e6f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#007bb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #007bb8
  2. #0d7cb2
  3. #1a7cad
  4. #267da7
  5. #337da2
  6. #407e9c
  7. #4d7e96
  8. #5a7f91
  9. #667f8b
  10. #738086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b7794 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d7cbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #466eb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #497cba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3673b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-007bb8 {
  color: #007bb8;
}
Background
.bg-007bb8 {
  background-color: #007bb8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-007bb8 {
  border: 2px solid #007bb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #007bb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 123 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-007bb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #007bb8, #001fb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-007bb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 123 184 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.15 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.47 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.78 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.80 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.84 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.51 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.69 #ff8447 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

French Blue
#007bb8  rgb(0, 123, 184)  hsl(200, 100%, 36%)  French Blue
#b83d00  rgb(184, 61, 0)  hsl(20, 100%, 36%)  Rust
#b8007b  rgb(184, 0, 123)  hsl(320, 100%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bb800  rgb(123, 184, 0)  hsl(80, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green